Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
La Vista, NE Crime Grade
How La Vista grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Nebraska — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Nebraska
2/10
vs. Nebraska cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in La Vista, NE was 66.7 per 100,000 residents (11 incidents over a population of 16,485). That puts La Vista 79% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 70% below the Nebraska statewide rate of 219.3.
That ranks La Vista #728 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 81% of them, and #3 of 16 in Nebraska. Violent crime is up 35% year over year and down 56% over the last five years.
La Vista, NE crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Nebraska Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 66.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #728 of 3,771
- NE rank
- #3 of 16
- Safer than
- 81% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 35%
- 5-year change
- down 56%
- Population
- 16,485
- Reporting agency
- La Vista Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by La Vista Police Department (FBI ORI NB0770400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. La Vista (red), Nebraska (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
La Vista vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 152.4(26) | 121.1(20) | 61.8(10) | 49.4(8) | 66.7(11) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 82.1(14) | 48.4(8) | 43.3(7) | 30.9(5) | 42.5(7) |
| Robbery | 5.9(1) | 6.1(1) | 12.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 6.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 64.5(11) | 66.6(11) | 6.2(1) | 18.5(3) | 18.2(3) |
| Property crime | 1207.7(206) | 1507.7(249) | 1563.3(253) | 1203.3(195) | 1134.4(187) |
| Burglary | 140.7(24) | 181.7(30) | 203.9(33) | 228.3(37) | 60.7(10) |
| Larceny | 879.4(150) | 1138.4(188) | 1001.0(162) | 789.9(128) | 940.2(155) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 187.6(32) | 175.6(29) | 358.4(58) | 179.0(29) | 127.4(21) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the La Vista, NE Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the La Vista Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for La Vista calculated?
- La Vista's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Nebraska state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Nebraska cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the La Vista Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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